Of course there are links between Vampirism and Magic, Sorcery, Witchcraft.
Sorcerers are often said to become vampires after their death. And Necromancers,
through their rituals, may attempt to bring a corpse back to life,
thus producing a Vampire. There are all sorts of Occultists who have written
bits and pieces about their views on Vampirism. Reason enough for us to
have our special page with books on this subject.

Robert Ambelain (ed.) :

"La Magie Sacrée ou Livre d'Abramelin le Mage" [1991]

Editions Bussière, Paris, France, 1991 - pp.252

A reasonably good version of the Abramelin book, not that it brings us many
new facts if we compare it to the Mathers version. The main interest is in Ambelain's
introduction, and in some of the things that he is suggesting, sadly without
offering us any proof.

Kurt Aram :

"Magie und Zauberei in der alten Welt" [1927]

Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, Berlin, Germany, 1927 - pp.380

Francis Barrett :

"The Magus or Celestial Intelliger - a complete system of occult
philosophy" [1801]

Citadel Press, Secausus, N.J., USA, 1967 - pp.198
ISBN: 0 8065 0462 5

Barrett's classic which seems to have been the main inspiration for quite
a few other authors.

Another Abramelin book. Five small pages filled with large print by way
of introduction. Plus a different version of the book itself. Of course it is
always interesting to find another version for my collection. But I can not
honestly say that this is my favourite edition.

Michelle Belanger :

"The Psychic Vampire Codex - a Manual of Magick and Energy Work" [2004]

Weiser Books, Boston, USA, 2004 - pp.288
ISBN: 1 57863 321 4

Octave Béliard :

"Sorciers - Rêveurs et Démoniaques" [1920]

Editions Stock, Paris, France, 1981 - pp.232

Kurt Benesch (ed.) :

"Magie der Renaissance" [1985]

Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1985 - pp.504
ISBN: 3-921695 91 0

Remarkable mix of works by Petrus von Abano, Georg Pictorius aus Vilingen, Plinius Secundus,
Gerhard von Cremona, Arbatel and Johannes Tritheim, some of which is not without interest.

Classic work by Henry Boguet (1550-1619), who was a "grand juge" from Burgundy,
and whose work seems to have had quite a bit of influence on some of the other
witch burning judges around him. Despite the fact that he seems to have opposed
systematical torture during the interrogation of the unfortunates accused of witchcraft,
in the end he sadly turned out to be no better than any of the other contemporary judges
when it came to sending his victims to be burned to death.

Michel-Vital Le Bossé :

"Récits de Sorts de Mort et d'Après-Mort" [1986]

Editions de Neustrie, Caen, France, 1986 - pp.166
ISBN: 2 905835 06 0

Jean-Paul Bourre :

"Envoûtement" [2000]

Editions Pardès, Puiseaux, France, 2000 - pp.128
ISBN: 2 86714 203 2

I have read quite a few things written by this author that, at first sight, I could
only classify as nonsense. Having said this, I must hand it to him that
practically all of his books somehow make a good read. This one
is no exception. As a bonus, there are a couple of pages about
vampires too.

I am only giving you this one title because in my opinion it is Crowley's
best and most general introduction to his particular kind of "Magick".
Practically everything that Crowley has ever written can be found
for free on the internet. And, yes, a number of his works do contain material
that has a connection with "vampirism". However, it is definitely not the kind of
vampirism that is the main subject of our pages.

Georg Dehn's most recent editions of the Abramelin book are without a doubt
superior to everything else that has ever been published on the subject.
By translating and comparing all the different original manuscripts that are
known to us, he has come up with the ultimate reconstruction of the Abramelin
text. Not satisfied with that, he has travelled to Egypt to find the place
where Abraham of Worms came into touch with the mysterious Abramelin.
With plenty of photographic copies of pages from the original manuscripts
and Georg Dehn's brilliant comments, this is without a doubt the very best
Abramelin book that I have ever read. The American edition can be ordered
through Amazon. The German book can be ordered through
WWW.AMAZON.DE
or in case you prefer to order it straight from the publishers :
WWW.ARAKI.DE

Interesting little book that I have finally managed to get hold of. To me, the most fascinating part without a doubt is Jordi Ardanuy's chapter about "Vampirismo en España". The bibliography also features some further titles that sound of interest.

There are quite a few other titles by this author, but I am only giving you
this one. Many of Kenneth Grant's books make reference to what he
considers to be "vampirism". It is not an awful lot. If you put it all together
it will probably fit on one sheet of paper. Having said that, I have to admit
that some of it is not without interest.

A most welcome, beautifully hardbound reprint of the 1937/1938 German edition
of the infamous "Malleus Maleficarum".

"Malleus Maleficarum" [1487]

Arrow Books, London, UK, 1971 - pp.576
ISBN: 0 09 004150 X

A pocket edition of Montague Summer's interpretation of the same.

Charles Lancelin :

"L'Evocation des Morts" [1924]

Editions H. Durville, Paris, France, 1973 - pp.62

Perhaps not quite as exciting as the title appears to suggest, but this
little book is interesting to say the least. According to Lancelin, there are
seven different ways in which we can communicate with the Dead.
Each one of them has been given its own little chapter.

Obviously, this version does not compare to Georg Dehn's masterpiece. But if we
remember that Mathers had to make do with just one of the Abramelin manuscripts,
I think that he has done a pretty good job. His comments too are not without interest.

Jean Markale :

"Les Mystères de la Sorcellerie" [1992]

France Loisirs, Paris, France, 1993 - pp.304
ISBN: 2 7242 7144 0

N. A. Molina :

"O Livro Negro de São Cipriano" [no date]

Editora Espiritualista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, no date - pp.320

Saint Cyprian, or so Molina informs us, was born on an unspecified date in the town of Antioch, somewhere in Asia Minor. His "Black Book of Saint Cyprian" is a Grimoire with lots of remarkable ceremonies and magical spells. Predictably, the structure and contents are not completely unlike other grimoires, such as the "Gremoire du Pape Honorius", or the Abbé Julio's "Le Livre Secret". There are exorcisms to cast out devils. But Saint Cyprian (or is it Molina ?) also seems to have taken an interest in things like astrology, palm-reading and cartomancy, to name but a few. The book presents an amusing mix of Christian prayers, black magic, love-spells and other things. Its endearing naivety makes a refreshing change from some of the heavy stuff written by more "serious occultists".

This title is part of a series of brilliantly illustrated little books that has been
published in a lot of different countries and has been translated into various
languages. So it should not be very hard to find yourself a copy of it.

This is a reprint of Montague Summers' 1930 translation of Reginald Scott's classic
work on Witchcraft. In his times, Scott went as far as to try and prove that witches
did not exist. Reason enough for King James to order that all copies of his book
should be burned.

Magnificent Catalogue of a brilliant witchcraft exhibition that I had the pleasure to see on
a visit to Luxemburg. Apart from a number of outstanding illustrations, there is a great number
of essays by various experts who all give us lots of information about the Witchcraft trials plus
the demonological thoughts and ideas that are at the bottom of them, from Luxemburg itself
and the regions around it.

This work is like a regular Encyclopedia. There is such an amazing wealth of information
like I have never seen in any of the other books that I have read on the subject.
I have to hand it to those Germans, once they have got their teeth into something,
they don't let go until it is completely finished. This is a brilliant book !

Very interesting anthology with many fascinating articles, some of them in English. The only thing that I could possibly find wrong with it is the lack of an index, but that - sadly - is something that is usually missing in this type of publication. Otherwise, it is an absolutely brilliant book.